Silence, Solitude, and Serotonin: Neural Mechanisms Linking Hearing Loss and Social Isolation

Silence, Solitude, and Serotonin: Neural Mechanisms Linking Hearing Loss and Social Isolation

For social animals that communicate acoustically, hearing loss and social isolation are factors that independently influence social behavior. In human subjects, hearing loss may also contribute to objective and subjective measures of social isolation. Although the behavioral relationship between hea...

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Main Authors: Sarah M. Keesom, Laura M. Hurley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Brain Sciences
Subjects:
social isolation
serotonin
hearing loss
communication
auditory
social buffering
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/10/6/367

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